What Health Evolution does

Health Evolution is a private, invitation-only membership organization founded in 2011 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, that convenes CEOs and C-suite executives from across the U.S. healthcare ecosystem to drive cross-industry collaboration. Its community spans leaders from health systems, health plans, life sciences companies, technology firms, investors, and select policymakers, organized around the Fellowship Membership and delivered through the annual Summit in Laguna Niguel, semi-annual Connect events in Nashville, and a year-round Forum comprising more than ten topical Roundtables covering care delivery redesign, payment redesign, mental and behavioral health, community-focused health, AI and data-powered innovation, health equity, and organizational transformation. The organization is not a technology company: it does not develop or sell proprietary software, and its 'product' is curated human dialogue, white papers, consensus guidelines, and benchmarking tools produced from those gatherings.

Health Evolution generates revenue through three reinforcing streams: individual executive membership fees, corporate partnership/sponsorship fees from major healthcare organizations, and event participation fees. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The corporate partnership roster exceeds 30 named enterprise sponsors and Premier Partners, including Mayo Clinic Platform (Premier), McKesson, Optum, Amazon (One Medical), Sutter Health, Eli Lilly, SCAN Health Plan, Highmark Health, AmeriHealth Caritas, Alignment Health, DaVita, Signify Health, the Joint Commission, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z BioHealth), and Chicago Pacific Founders. Membership growth is community-led, driven by nominations from existing members and word-of-mouth within an executive cohort anchored by discussion leaders such as the CEOs of Kaiser Permanente, CommonSpirit Health, Banner Health, ChristianaCare, Eli Lilly, and Highmark.

The organization runs on a small staff of 11-50 employees and reports no external funding rounds, parent company, or institutional investor ownership. Operating geographies are primarily U.S.-centric, with limited North American extension via Canadian (Shoppers Drug Mart) and primary-care (Sanitas Medical Center) partners. The Executive Chairman is David Brailer, who functions as the public-facing leader and credibility anchor for the convener.

Name

Health Evolution

Legal name

Health Evolution

Website

https://healthevolution.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Health Evolution is an invitation-only membership organization convening 200-plus CEOs and C-suite executives from U.S. healthcare - payers, providers, life sciences, technology, and investors - through annual Summit, semi-annual Connect events, and year-round Forum Roundtables on care delivery, payment reform, AI, and health equity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Executive Membership and Convening Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical, Scientific & Healthcare Congress Organizers (THAHACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Executive membership programs
• Healthcare leadership convening
• Peer-to-peer forums
• Cross-industry collaboration
• Thought leadership events

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Health Evolution generates revenue through membership fees from CEOs and senior executives from healthcare organizations. The membership program provides access to exclusive convenings, Forum Roundtables, and peer-to-peer collaboration opportunities.
2. Corporate Partnership/Sponsorship: Major healthcare organizations pay to become corporate partners or sponsors, gaining visibility and proximity to the exclusive CEO/C-suite community. Partners include Mayo Clinic Platform, McKesson, Optum, Amazon, Sutter Health, Eli Lilly, and numerous other health systems, health plans, life sciences, and technology companies.
3. Event Participation Fees: Revenue generated from participation in exclusive events including the annual Summit in Laguna Niguel and semi-annual Connect events in Nashville. These invitation-only gatherings of prominent healthcare executives include registration fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Health Evolution runs an invitation-only Fellowship Membership program for CEOs and senior executives across health systems, health plans, life sciences, technology, and investment firms, providing access to an annual Summit, semi-annual Connect convenings, and year-round Forum Roundtables on emerging healthcare topics. Members participate in curated peer-to-peer dialogue that produces white papers, consensus guidelines, and benchmarking tools, while corporate organizations purchase partnership/sponsorship packages for proximity to the executive community.

Product overview

Health Evolution is a membership organization offering a unified Fellowship program that convenes influential CEOs and C-suite leaders across the health care ecosystem. The core offering consists of the Fellowship Membership, which provides access to exclusive in-person convenings (Summit and Connect), a year-round Forum with multiple Roundtables covering critical health care topics, and Emerging Insights content. Summit serves as the flagship annual gathering in Laguna Niguel, while Connect is the semi-annual convening in Nashville that launches the membership year. The Forum Roundtables drive ongoing cross-industry collaboration on topics including AI and data-powered innovation, integrated home-based care, value-based care, mental and behavioral health, and health equity initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Health Evolution Forum: Year-round peer-to-peer collaboration platform for C-suite executives tackling healthcare challenges
• Health Evolution Connect
• Health Evolution Summit
• Health Evolution Fellowship
• Confab for Advancing Women in Leadership

Products and services

• Fellowship Membership

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

32 partnerships are on record, tiered premier partner and corporate partner.

• Mayo Clinic Platformpremier partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerMayo Clinic Platform is a premier partner of Health Evolution, participating as a sponsor and contributing executive leadership to discussions on AI, innovation, and healthcare transformation.
• McKessoncorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerMcKesson is a corporate partner and sponsor of Health Evolution, engaging with the executive community on healthcare innovation and transformation topics.
• Optumcorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerOptum participates as a Health Evolution partner, contributing insights on payment redesign, data analytics, and healthcare delivery innovation.
• Amazon (One Medical)corporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmazon is a corporate partner of Health Evolution, bringing perspectives on healthcare technology, consumer experience, and market disruption.
• Sutter Healthcorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerSutter Health is a corporate partner sponsor, participating in discussions on care delivery transformation and value-based care.
• Eli Lilly and Companycorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerEli Lilly is a corporate partner sponsor, contributing executive leadership to forums on life sciences innovation and pharmaceutical market transformation.
• SCAN Health Plancorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerSCAN Health Plan is a corporate partner sponsor, engaging on topics related to Medicare Advantage, senior care, and health plan innovation.
• The Joint Commissioncorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Joint Commission is a corporate partner, contributing insights on healthcare quality, safety, and the Trust Framework for de-identified data.
• Highmark Healthcorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerHighmark Health is a corporate partner sponsor participating in discussions on payment redesign and health plan transformation.
• AmeriHealth Caritascorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmeriHealth Caritas is a corporate partner sponsor, contributing expertise on Medicaid, community health, and payment innovation.
• Alignment Healthcorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlignment Health is a corporate partner sponsor and Premier Partner, focused on senior care and Medicare Advantage innovation.
• DaVitacorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaVita is a corporate partner sponsor participating in discussions on kidney care, value-based care, and chronic disease management.
• Signify Healthcorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerSignify Health is a corporate partner sponsor, contributing insights on home-based care, value-based care, and health at home.
• Innovaccercorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovaccer is a corporate partner sponsor, engaging on topics related to data integration, analytics, and healthcare AI.
• MetroHealthcorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetroHealth is a corporate partner sponsor, participating in discussions on community health and safety-net care delivery.
• National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)corporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerNACHC is a corporate partner sponsor, contributing expertise on community health centers and underserved populations.
• Stanford Medicine Children's Healthcorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerStanford Medicine Children's Health is a corporate partner sponsor, engaging on pediatric care and precision medicine topics.
• Leaguecorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeague is a corporate partner sponsor, contributing insights on consumer health platforms and digital engagement.
• Headwaycorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeadway is a corporate partner sponsor, contributing insights on mental health and behavioral health solutions.
• Charlie Healthcorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharlie Health is a corporate partner sponsor focused on mental health and substance use disorder treatment.
• Clarify Health Solutionscorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerClarify Health Solutions is a corporate partner sponsor, engaging on analytics and value-based care topics.
• Arcadiacorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerArcadia is a corporate partner sponsor, contributing expertise on healthcare data and interoperability.
• Shoppers Drug Martcorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerShoppers Drug Mart is a corporate partner sponsor, bringing Canadian perspective on retail pharmacy and health retail.
• Sanitas Medical Centercorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerSanitas Medical Center is a corporate partner sponsor, contributing insights on primary care and Latino health.
• PT Solutionscorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPT Solutions is a corporate partner sponsor, engaging on physical therapy and rehabilitation care topics.
• VytlOnecorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerVytlOne is a corporate partner sponsor.
• Zieglercorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerZiegler is a corporate partner sponsor, contributing healthcare financial advisory perspective.
• Enlace Healthcorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnlace Health is a corporate partner sponsor, engaging on interoperability and healthcare data exchange.
• Calmcorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalm is a corporate partner sponsor, contributing insights on mental wellness and corporate wellness solutions.
• HatCocorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerHatCo is a corporate partner sponsor.
• Sierracorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerSierra is a corporate partner sponsor, contributing healthcare services perspective.
• Medecisioncorporate partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedecision is a corporate partner sponsor, engaging on care management and analytics topics.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vistage: Vistage is a large peer-advisory membership organization for CEOs and senior executives, organized into small group forums and larger annual events. It is a direct comparable on the membership-and-convening business model, though it serves a broader, non-healthcare-specific executive base.
• World 50: World 50 operates invitation-only peer communities for C-suite executives of large enterprises, generating revenue through individual executive memberships and corporate sponsorships. While not healthcare-specific, the operating model — exclusive community, recurring fees, executive convenings, and year-round programming — is functionally identical to Health Evolution's.
• Aspen Health Strategy Group: Aspen Health Strategy Group convenes senior healthcare leaders for nonpartisan dialogue on health policy and system transformation, producing published reports that shape industry debate. Comparable to Health Evolution's Forum Roundtable outputs, with a more policy-and-publication focus.
• Chief Executive Group: Chief Executive Group runs peer communities, summits, and research programs for CEOs of mid- to large-cap companies. The recurring-membership, invitation-style, and convening-led model mirrors Health Evolution's structure, though the audience is general business rather than healthcare-specific.
• Healthcare Leadership Council: Healthcare Leadership Council is an association of healthcare CEOs from across the industry that convenes leaders for policy advocacy and cross-industry dialogue. It competes for the same C-suite attention and partnership dollars as Health Evolution, with a more policy-leaning orientation.
• The Health Management Academy (THMA): The Health Management Academy is the closest direct peer: an exclusive membership community that convenes C-suite executives from leading U.S. health systems, health plans, and life sciences companies for peer learning and partnership development. Business model, target member, and convening approach are closely aligned with Health Evolution's Fellowship.

Emerging players

• YPO (Young Presidents' Organization): YPO is a global peer community of chief executives organized into local chapters with forums, events, and learning programs. Membership-based with recurring fees, but the model is member-led chapters rather than a centralized corporate convening operation, making it a partial overlap with Health Evolution.

Broad incumbents

• Oliver Wyman Health: Oliver Wyman Health is the health practice of a global management consulting firm that runs its own invitation-only convenings (e.g., the Health Innovation Summit) for senior healthcare executives. It is a broad incumbent with a portfolio of healthcare services that overlaps with Health Evolution's convening and thought leadership function.
• McKinsey Health Systems (Health Systems Institute): McKinsey's healthcare practice convenes CEOs of leading health systems and runs executive forums as part of a broader consulting and research portfolio. The convening and thought leadership activities overlap with Health Evolution's Forum Roundtables, but McKinsey monetizes through advisory services rather than memberships.

Others

• Bipartisan Policy Center — Health Project: Bipartisan Policy Center runs a Health Project that convenes healthcare executives, policymakers, and other stakeholders to develop policy recommendations. It is a thematically adjacent convener that overlaps with Health Evolution's policymaker-included programming, though it is a nonprofit think tank rather than a membership business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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